Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-05
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IKE 10 state that WAS not aware, tnat
a crowd Of people was waiting nor ex-
pected that they would come so long be-
fore the appointed time or the church
doors would have been opened sooner;
half an hour is generally the time doors
are opened before any public doings,
for order sake; and If "the GAINESVILLE
falrest daughters" were standing more
than half an hour in drenching rain,
also, more than one hour before the APP
pointed time, standing SO long in
drenching rain, certainly shows more
patience than intelligence.
Yes indeed, il had known that, my
hard heart would have been moved to
pity, but so soon as / understood that a
crowd OF people was waiting the doors
were opened, yet it is the wishes of our
Bishops that no evening marriages
should take place, and if for good and
sufficient reasons allowed at all, the
ceremony should be performed as pri-
vately as possible, hence it was not an
occasion OF public service, some Bishops
require that all evening marriages be
strictly private.
In the Catholic church matrimony is
a sacrament, by which, and through
which, also spiritual benefits are derived
and hence in a religious spirit this sac
rament is dispensed, of which St. Paul
to the Ehpesiens writes, a great sacra-
ment but in Christ and in the church.
Hence all for the honor and glory OF
God and His blessing spiritually and
temporarily, is the meaning and aim in
the performance Of catholic ceremonies,
and its sacraments. If we should seek
in all things the greater honor and
glory OF God, and not our own, certain
ly in everything pertaining to religi-
Gus character, we should, considering
the many divorces, iaithless fathers and
mothers, and disobedient children, we
mnst see the need of Gods grace.
1fyou therefore comment on the con-
duct OF Catholic Priest in the perform
ance of his religious duty and the re-
specific demands In his church. Those
viewit in a catholic sense.
Asior the people who claim nohigher
degree of piety than is expressed in
simple good manners and kindness,
NAV be considered by such people suffi.
cient as to their own satisfaction, but
those good manners should also be
shown in church, but keeping on hats
apd talking, and also using tobacco and
covering the floor, pews &C., with to.
bacco spittle is not an indication OF
good manners in any church, and as
we catholics believe in the real presence
OF our Lord in the Blessed Eucharist our
churches demand high degree of re-
spect from us Catholics and if, ms stated
the good people of GAINESVILLE respect
the religious sentiments Of all denomi-
nations then show at least that respect
for our churches which any lady or
gentleman would show in respected
family parlor or house. A gentleman
takes off'his hat when he enters, and in
leaving not put it on until he comes to
the door, and as our churches are
blessed, dedicated to the service Of
Almighty God and are called the
houses of God respect them as such
and the hard hearted priest will well
come you all and at all times, but dc
not expect that I would deny my re-
n ligion or feel ashamed of Its teaching
J, and practice at any tune or occasion
j but to do so in our own church would
certainly be cowardice.
The priests are not the lawmakers
but simply act in obedience to their
respective Bishops, to whom it belongs
! to govern; a Catholic has right to the
,saoraments, rights and privileges of his
church and the priests are obliged tc
i dispense the same, but in conformity
to the laws and regulations of the
church, we can not make our own
rubrlos (regulation) ceremonies in the
dispensation of any Of the seven sacra
ments, even the decoration in a Catho
church has it's rule, and any catholic
who puts himself in opposition shows 8
gross religious ignorance.
If a proprietor of saloon or any
place of public resort has any respect
for himself he will demand that respect
becomlng to the place and that is all
demanded, for which any intelligent
person will respect me. AS for the
people standing so long In the rain
regret il, but it was really not my wish
as supposed only few were awaiting
at such an early time and such a rainy
night and those few could find shelter
in the doorway and if had mo reason
to close the church-door it would have